We all know that the future of bathing suits is an uncertain one. Over time they have experienced such a dramatic… by giorgianapower

Since it is now officially summer (and disgustingly hot and humid), I’ve decided to spend this week focusing on some more weather appropriate projects. And I’m starting with most summer…

Bathing suit season comes with a whole host of problems. Think of the funky tanlines you got from your monokini with all those inventive cutouts. Raise your hand if your swimsuit halter top from target has ever gone renegade in the ocean. You know--…

As the swimsuit season approaches (in our Northern climate slower than in other places) Gemma from Retro Chick blog together with Bettylicious has organized a very timely giveaway. My goal this summer is to look like Bettie Page, so I am very much in awe of everything Bettylicious has to offer. The rules of the giveaway are very simple: follow Retro Chick and Bettylicious on social media, write about them and you have a chance to win one of the gorgeous vintage-inspired swimsuits. I have my…

A detailed overview of the history of women's swimwear, bathing costumes, etc.

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Victorian bathing costumes

A recent study by Anytime Fitness showed that more than 70 percent of Americans would rather go to the dentist, do taxes or sit in the middle seat of an airplane than go shopping for a swimsuit. Agree or disagree? I just got back from Laguna Beach, California, which explains why bathing suits are very much on my mind this week. Young and the not-so-young alike wore the teeniest, tiniest of bikinis everywhere, even in restaurants and on trams. As a mother, I was tempted to pull my husband’s…

An interesting look back at the history of women's swimwear fashion from 1900 to 1960

Bathing costume, woman's | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa